Narathiwat's 20M Pool Built Yet Unusable, Abandoned 9 Months
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Shock: Narathiwat swimming pool, costing 20 million baht, completed but cannot open, abandoned for 9 months. PACC and SAO inspect, find repeated issues: electrical control cabinet placed in flood-prone room. On October 29, 2026, the PACC Office Facebook page revealed a shocking story: 'Thailand's cruel joke! Built 20-million-baht pool, paid in full, but cannot open. PACC Narathiwat teams with SAO to raid municipality, abandoned 9 months, repeated farce... placed electrical control cabinet in room that floods!' Mr. Piyawat Kurapul, Director of PACC Narathiwat, led a team integrated with SAO Region 15 to inspect the swimming pool construction project at Chalermphrakiat 6th Cycle Birthday Public Park (Park 5), Pichit Bamrung Road, Muang Narathiwat District, after social media slammed its value. Joint inspection with the Narathiwat Mayor revealed shocking facts: this 20-million-baht pool project had completed construction, been accepted, and fully paid to the contractor (with penalties for late delivery). Yet for the past 9 months the project has been abandoned and still cannot open for public use. Narathiwat Municipality representatives admitted the main reason the pool cannot open is 'no electricity supply to the building and pool systems.' The root cause was an error by the actual power-estimation working group from the start of the terms of reference, leaving the electrical infrastructure unable to support pool operations. Beyond the electrical problems, the PACC and SAO inspection team also found design risks: the pool equipment area and 'electrical control cabinet' were installed in a basement room affected by last year's year-end floods. If left as is and flooding recurs, these expensive state assets will be severely damaged. The inspection team therefore recommended: 1. Short-term fix: Municipality to provide a 'generator' as backup power to run pool systems first, preventing deterioration of materials from long disuse. 2. Long-term fix: Secure budget to overhaul the electrical system completely so the pool can serve the public continuously. 3. Flood prevention: Urgently find ways to protect the electrical cabinet and machine room from flooding. PACC confirms it will closely and continuously monitor the municipality's remediation until this 20-million-baht pool can truly open, safeguarding state and public interests.
